Groundhog Day 2019

I'll say that my little groundhog saw his shadow this morning -

before the fog rolled in ! 

It looked like it was going to be a pretty morning,

but not a half hour after taking the photos above,

we are seeing thick fog. 

I imagine the warmer air that has moved in

over the frozen river has something to do with that !

We are going to see around a 70 degree temperature swing:

-6 real temp ( with -28 below wind chills) on Wednesday

 to quite possibly 70 degrees tomorrow ! 

I know, that is nothing compared to many parts of the country.

Yesterday it was 46 and sunny the entire day,

first time in what feels like two months!

It was such a nice day after what we've been experiencing, 

I opened a window in my craft room partially in the afternoon. 

By the way, the snow in the one photo 

is leftover from our January 12th snowstorm ! 

Some areas of the yard still have snow in them.

Enjoy this taste of spring everyone  :)

Groundhog Day is a popular tradition celebrated in Canada and the United States on February 2. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day sees a shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will persist for six more weeks, and if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early. While the tradition remains popular in modern times, studies have found no consistent correlation between a groundhog seeing its shadow or not and the subsequent arrival time of spring-like weather.